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At a news conference in Harare on Tuesday, Blessing Mawhire and players' representative Clive Field announced that senior players would not play for the national team until an investigation by the Sports and Recreation Commission into Zimbabwe Cricket's activities was completed, and until Peter Chingoka and Ozias Bvute had stood down from the organisation. Players are also demanding payment of match fees due from the recent series against New Zealand and India. Mawhire indicated that the players were in no mood for compromise, and were aware of what was at stake:

"We will all walk away from Zimbabwe Cricket. We have made a stand and we stand by that. It's now or never. Basically what this would mean is the end of cricket in Zimbabwe."

Chingoka and former captain Tatenda Taibu were due to be questioned by SRC officials, beginning Monday. ZC had been due to announce their squad on Thursday for January's Asian Cup in Bangladesh, but with no players of ability available for selection this now look unlikely.